This bundle of 6 lessons covers a lot of the content in Module 6.1.3 (Manipulating genomes) of the OCR A-level Biology A specification and includes an end of module revision lesson. The topics covered within these lessons include: The principles of DNA sequencing The development of new DNA sequencing techniques The principles of the PCR and its applications The principles and uses of electrophoresis to separate DNA fragments and proteins The principles and techniques of genetic engineering 6.1.3 REVISION All of these lesson presentations and accompanying resources are detailed and engaging and contain regular progress checks to allow the students to constantly assess their understanding.

This bundle of 6 engaging and motivating lesson presentations and associated worksheets uses a combination of exam questions, quick tasks and quiz competitions to test the students on their knowledge of the 6 modules found within the OCR Gateway A GCSE Biology specification. The knowledge of Modules B1 (Cell-level systems), B2 (Scaling up), B3 (Organism-level systems), B4 (Community-level systems), B5 (Genes, inheritance and selection) and B6 (Global challenges) can be assessed using these lessons.

This bundle of 7 revision lessons covers the content in the following topics of the Edexcel GCSE Chemistry specification Topic 1: Key concepts in Chemistry Topic 3: Chemical changes Topic 5: Separate chemistry 1 Topic 6: Groups in the Periodic Table Topic 7: Rates of reaction and energy changes Topic 8: Fuels and Earth Science Topic 9: Separate Chemistry 2 These lessons use a range of activities which include exam questions with fully explained answers, differentiated tasks and engaging quiz competitions to enable the students to assess their understanding of the different topics and crucially to recognise those areas which need further attention.

This bundle of 7 lessons covers the majority of the content in Topic B8 (Exchange and transport in animals) of the Edexcel GCSE Combined Science specification. The topics covered within these lessons include: The need to transport substances Surface to volume ratio Gas exchange at the alveoli The structure of blood and its function The structure of blood vessels The structure of the heart Aerobic and anaerobic respiration All of these lesson presentations and accompanying resources are detailed and engaging and contain regular progress checks to allow the students to constantly assess their understanding.

This bundle of 7 lessons covers the majority of the content in the sub-topic B2.2(The challenges of size) of the OCR Gateway A GCSE Combined Science specification. The topics covered within these lessons include: Explain the need for exchange surfaces and a transport system in a multicellular organism due to the low SA:V ratio The exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide with the blood at the alveoli Explain how the structure of the heart and the blood vessels are adapted to their function Explain how the red blood cells and plasma are adapted to their transport function in the blood Describe the processes of transpiration and translocation Explain how the structure of the xylem and phloem are adapted to their functions in the plant Explain the effects of a variety of factors on the rate of water uptake Describe how a simple potometer can be used to investigate the rate of water uptake All of these lesson presentations and accompanying resources are detailed and engaging and contain regular progress checks to allow the students to constantly assess their understanding.

This bundle of 7 engaging and motivating lesson presentations and associated worksheets have been designed to encourage students to assess their knowledge of the content in all 7 Chemistry topics of the Edexcel GCSE Combined Science specification. The lessons use a range of exam questions, understanding checks, quick tasks and quiz competitions to cover the content in C1 (Key concepts in chemistry), C2 (States of matter and mixtures), C3 (Chemical change), C4 (Extracting metals and equilibria), C6 (Groups in the Periodic Table), C7 (Rates of Reaction and energy changes and C8 (Fuels and Earth Science)

This bundle of 6 lessons covers the majority of the content in Topic P4 (Atomic structure) of the AQA Trilogy GCSE Combined Science specification. The topics covered within these lessons include: Developing the atomic model Isotopes Nuclear radiation Decay equations Half-life Irradiation and contamination All of these lesson presentations and accompanying resources are detailed and engaging and contain regular progress checks to allow the students to constantly assess their understanding.

This bundle of 7 lessons covers the majority of the content in the C1 sub-topic called CALCULATIONS INVOLVING MASSES of the Edexcel GCSE Combined Science & GCSE Chemistry specifications. The topics covered within these lessons include: Calculating relative formula mass Empirical formula The law of the conservation of mass Calculating masses in reactions Calculating concentration of solutions Avogadro’s constant Mole calculations Limiting reactants Stoichiometry All of these lesson presentations and accompanying resources are detailed and engaging and contain regular progress checks to allow the students to constantly assess their understanding.

This bundle of 6 lessons covers the majority of the content in Topic P6 (Global challenges) of the OCR Gateway A GCSE Combined Science specification. The topics and specification points covered within these lessons include: Everyday motion Explain methods of measuring human reaction times and recall typical results Explain the factors which affect stopping distance The main energy sources available on Earth The differences between renewable and non-renewable energy sources The use of transformers to increase and decrease potential difference The National grid and mains electricity The differences in function of the wires in a three core cable All of these lesson presentations and accompanying resources are detailed and engaging and contain regular progress checks to allow the students to constantly assess their understanding.

This bundle of 8 lessons covers a lot of the content in Topic C3 (Chemical changes) of the Edexcel GCSE Combined Science & GCSE Chemistry specifications. The topics covered within these lessons include: Acid, alkaline and neutral solutions Reactions of acids Detecting gases Neutralisation reactions Acid-alkali titrations Electrolysis of molten salts and solutions Writing half equations All of these lesson presentations and accompanying resources are detailed and engaging and contain regular progress checks to allow the students to constantly assess their understanding.

This bundle of 7 lessons covers a lot of the content in Topic P6 (Radioactivity) of the Edexcel GCSE Combined Science specification. The topics covered within these lessons include: The atom Isotopes Background radiation Alpha, beta and gamma radiation Nuclear decay equations The unit of radioactivity Half-life The dangers of ionising radiation The differences between irradiation and contamination All of these lesson presentations and accompanying resources are detailed and engaging and contain regular progress checks to allow the students to constantly assess their understanding.

This bundle of 5 lessons covers all of the content in Topic B2 (Cells) of the core and supplement sections of the Cambridge iGCSE Science Double Award specification. The topics and specification points covered within these lessons include: Living organisms are made of cells Structure of a plant cell and an animal cell Functions of the organelles in animal and plant cells Structure and function of specialised cells Calculating magnification and size Defining diffusion The factors that influence the rate of diffusion Movement through the cell membrane by diffusion The movement of water by osmosis The effects on plant tissues by solutions with different water potential All of these lesson presentations and accompanying resources are detailed and engaging and contain regular progress checks to allow the students to constantly assess their understanding.

This bundle of 6 lessons covers the majority of the content in Topic P2 (Work, energy and power) of the core and supplement sections of the Cambridge iGCSE Science Double Award specification. The topics and specification points covered within these lessons include: Recall and use W = Fd Understand that work done = energy transferred Energy due to motion Energy due to position The principles of the conservation of energy A qualitative understanding of efficiency Relate power to work done and time taken Energy resources All of these lesson presentations and accompanying resources are detailed and engaging and contain regular progress checks to allow the students to constantly assess their understanding

This bundle of 6lessons covers the majority of the content in Topic B7 (Transport) of the core and supplement sections of the Cambridge iGCSE Science Double Award specification. The topics and specification points covered within these lessons include: The functions of the xylem and phloem The transport of water through the xylem vessels Transpiration as the loss of water vapour Factors affecting transpiration rate Name and identify the structures of the mammalian heart The transport of blood in arteries and veins The blood vessels associated with the heart and lungs Coronary heart disease The structure and function of arteries, veins and capillaries The function of red and white blood cells, platelets and plasma All of these lesson presentations and accompanying resources are detailed and engaging and contain regular progress checks to allow the students to constantly assess their understanding

This bundle of 6 lessons cover all of the content in the sub-topic P2.1 (Motion) of the OCR Gateway A GCSE Combined Science specification. The topics or specification points covered within these lessons include: Measuring distance and time to calculate speed Conversion from non S.I. units to S.I. units Be able to distinguish between scalar and vector quantities Relate changes in motion to distance-time and velocity-time graphs Calculate distance travelled from a velocity-time graph Calculate average speed for non-uniform motion Apply the equations of motion Calculating acceleration Calculating kinetic energy All of these lesson presentations and accompanying resources are detailed and engaging and contain regular progress checks to allow the students to constantly assess their understanding.

This bundle of 6 lessons covers a lot of the content in Topic B3 (Genetics) of the Edexcel GCSE Combined Science specification. The topics covered within these lessons include: Advantages and disadvantages of asexual reproduction Advantages and disadvantages of sexual reproduction The role of meiosis The structure of DNA Understanding and using genetic terminology Monohybrid inheritance Sex determination The causes of variation All of these lesson presentations and accompanying resources are detailed and engaging and contain regular progress checks to allow the students to constantly assess their understanding.

This bundle of 6 lessons covers the majority of the content in Topic C10 (Metals) of the core and supplement sections of the Cambridge iGCSE Science Double Award specification. The topics and specification points covered within these lessons include: Describe the general properties of metals Describe metallic bonding in terms of the lattice and electrons and use this to explain malleability and conductivity Describe alloys as a mixture of a metal with another element Explain why alloys are used instead of pure metals The reactivity series The use of carbon for the extraction of metals from their ores The series of reactions in the extraction of iron Extraction of aluminium All of these lesson presentations and accompanying resources are detailed and engaging and contain regular progress checks to allow the students to constantly assess their understanding

This bundle contains 8 detailed and engaging lessons, and together they cover a lot of the key content of topic 17 in the CIE A-level Biology specification. Selection and evolution are key processes in Biology but are not always well understood or well explained by students. With this in mind, these lessons have been designed to support students in making links between the different concepts. The following specification points are covered by these lessons: The differences between continuous and discontinuous variation Using the t-test to compare the variation of two different populations The importance of genetic variation in selection Natural selection Environmental factors can act as stabilising, disruptive and directional forces in natural selection Selection, the founder effect and genetic drift affect allele frequencies in populations Using the Hardy-Weinberg principle The molecular evidence that reveals similarities between closely related organisms Allopatric and sympatric speciation If you would like to sample the quality of lessons in this bundle then download the following lessons as these have been shared for free continuous and discontinuous variation molecule evidence and evolution

Hours of research and planning has gone into each and every one of the 9 lessons that are included in this lesson bundle that covers topic 18 of the CIE A-level Biology course . Conscious that some students do not fully engage in the topics of biodiversity, classsification and conservation, the lessons have been designed to contain a wide range of tasks which will motivate the students whilst the content of the following specification points are covered: 18.1: Biodiversity Define the terms species, ecosystem and niche Explain that biodiversity can be considered at three different levels Explain the importance of random sampling in determining the biodiversity of an area Use suitable methods to assess the distribution and abundance of organisms in a local area Use Spearman’s rank correlation to analyse the relationship between the distribution and abundance of species and abiotic or biotic factors Use Simpson’s Index of diversity 18.2: Classification Describe the classification of species into the 8 taxonomic divisions Outline the characteristic features of the three domains Outline the characteristic features of the kingdoms Explain why viruses are not included in the three domain classification and outline how they are classified 18.3: Conservation The reasons for the need to maintain biodiversity Discuss methods of protecting endangered species The role of non-governmental organisations like the WWF and CITES in local and global conservation If you would like to sample the quality of the lessons in this bundle, then download the Spearman’s rank correlation, features of the kingdoms and WWF, CITES and conservation lesson as these have been uploaded for free

This lesson bundle contains 9 lessons which have been designed to cover the Edexcel International A-level Biology specification points which focus on the structure and function of the biological molecules, including water, carbohydrates, lipids and proteins. The lesson PowerPoints are highly detailed, and along with their accompanying worksheets, they have been planned at length to contain a wide range of engaging tasks which cover the following A-level Biology content that’s found in topics 1, 2 and 4 of the course: 1.1: Understand the importance of water as a solvent in transport, including its dipole nature 1.2 (i): Know the difference between monosaccharides, disaccharides and polysaccharides, including glycogen and starch (amylose and amylopectin) 1.2 (ii): Be able to relate the structures of monosaccharides, disaccharides and polysaccharides to their roles in providing and storing energy 1.4: Know how monosaccharides join to form disaccharides (sucrose, lactose and maltose) and polysaccharides (glycogen and amylose) through condensation reactions forming glycosidic bonds, and how these can be split through hydrolysis reactions 1.5 (i): Know how a triglyceride is synthesised by the formation of ester bonds during condensation reactions between glycerol and three fatty acids. 1.5 (ii): Know the differences between saturated and unsaturated lipids 2.6 (i): Know the basic structure of an amino acid 2.6 (ii): Understand the formation of polypeptides and proteins (amino acid monomers linked by peptide bonds in condensation reactions) 2.6 (iii): Understand the significance of a protein’s primary structure in determining its three-dimensional structure and properties (globular and fibrous proteins and the types of bonds involved in its three-dimensional structure) 4.3: Understand the structure and function of the polysaccharides starch and cellulose, including the role of hydrogen bonds between β-glucose molecules in the formation of cellulose microfibrils